Ethical issues in our Curriculum -come up a lot in our curriculum already Map should be an accurate reflection of what we do not an ideal. -should be updated as we teach SIP goals Esp. interdisciplinary, greening, and globalization
-there was a little confusion as what that means or how far do we take it.
-due to the nature of our subject area we do a pretty good job of globalization
-it is difficult to link our curriculum to other departments due to time constraints and an inability to link up makes it difficult.
-Many of us tend to explore interdisciplinary topics within our current curriculum using literature, art, music, science, math, etc.Some are comfortable with the amount that they do, others feel that they could do more.
-having an interdisciplinary approach to teaching can work.Not necessary to introduce new material
-talked a bit about how Russ and Kate include environmental issues in Global and Middle Eastern Studies
-6th grade is changing when they cover China so that they are interlinked with Flex and English
-Ana uses art, lit, music throughout the year to supplement Environmental issues -In US History we could take about agricultural patterns and land use, Industrial revolution, creation of national parks, protests of the 1960’s.
-Colonization and how it has effected resources today (New England overfishing)
-Conservation movement
-also use greening in our classroom, turn in papers electronically, online discussions
-teach an era through a different lens
-Mike Ferguson teaches environmental issue in AP Comparative Government on each country that they cover.
-document cams have helped significantly to lessen the amount of handouts Goals
-Kate wants to include it in every unit rather than for China
-6th grade could include it in each unit as well
-Dave Hewett is going to try to link environmentalism to his US history class
- create more Wiki pages from some of our classes, particularly to share resources.
Group goals
-more environmental readings included in our curriculum
-wiki pages
-more interdisciplinary work with our own classes
-Using each other as resources for our classes
-come up a lot in our curriculum already
Map should be an accurate reflection of what we do not an ideal.
-should be updated as we teach
SIP goals
Esp. interdisciplinary, greening, and globalization
-there was a little confusion as what that means or how far do we take it.
-due to the nature of our subject area we do a pretty good job of globalization
-it is difficult to link our curriculum to other departments due to time constraints and an inability to link up makes it difficult.
-Many of us tend to explore interdisciplinary topics within our current curriculum using literature, art, music, science, math, etc. Some are comfortable with the amount that they do, others feel that they could do more.
-having an interdisciplinary approach to teaching can work. Not necessary to introduce new material
-talked a bit about how Russ and Kate include environmental issues in Global and Middle Eastern Studies
-6th grade is changing when they cover China so that they are interlinked with Flex and English
-Ana uses art, lit, music throughout the year to supplement
Environmental issues
-In US History we could take about agricultural patterns and land use, Industrial revolution, creation of national parks, protests of the 1960’s.
-Colonization and how it has effected resources today (New England overfishing)
-Conservation movement
-also use greening in our classroom, turn in papers electronically, online discussions
-teach an era through a different lens
-Mike Ferguson teaches environmental issue in AP Comparative Government on each country that they cover.
-document cams have helped significantly to lessen the amount of handouts
Goals
-Kate wants to include it in every unit rather than for China
-6th grade could include it in each unit as well
-Dave Hewett is going to try to link environmentalism to his US history class
- create more Wiki pages from some of our classes, particularly to share resources.
Group goals
-more environmental readings included in our curriculum
-wiki pages
-more interdisciplinary work with our own classes
-Using each other as resources for our classes